The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-05
WITH GREAT HONOR.
President Cleveland's Visit to
st. Louis
A SERIES OF GRAND OVATT0NS.
He anG His Wife and PARTY Are Feted
ia Royal style BY the Mis-
sourians-Other Notes.
The President.

ST. LOUIS, October 4.-To-day's pro-
gramme for the entertainment OF the
President comprehends a reception,
boat ride to the fair grounds, a gorgeous
evening pageant, ball and departure for
CHICAGO.
At O'Clock the President was met at
the hotel by a committee and escorted
to the court house under protection of
a troop of mounted police. For two
hours there was reception of che Com
merciaI Travellers Association IN the
rotunda of the court house, which was
handsomely decorated with evergreens
and bunting. About 500 travelling men
passed by the President IN single hle.
Following them was the crowd and
Handwriting continued until 1O3O The
reception over, the President hurried
to the carIisgs through side entrance,
and was driven to an excursion boat.
At the same time Mrs. Cleveland left
the hotel and was aboard the boat
few minutes later, and then the Presl-
dent and vessel steame1 down the river
for g trip to Jefferson Barracks
The saloon of the vessel was hand
somelv adorned with flowers and the
United States Arsenal Band Was in at
tendance. There were between 300 and
500 invited guests on board. The trip
was gotten up as relief for the Presl-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland from the al
most constant round of receptions, and
other festivities. The boat ran down
Stream about eight miles, turned ana
reached the landing again at Il 80 An
accompanying excursion boat tired a
salute, while tugs, steamers and locome
tives on both shores saluted with steam
Whistles.
The afternoon waE uneveutfut. The
Presidential party were escorted IN car
riages from the boat to the fair grounds,
where they became guests of the Fair
Association and lunched with party
of thirty or forty ladies and gentlemen
in the club house. They then witnessed
the trOtting races and returned to the
hotel for dinner.
The Alton road has taken extraor-
binary pains to insure the safety of the
President to-n'gnt during his journey
to Chicago. a pilot train, consisting of
the engine and official car of the road,
precedes the Presidential tram.
In the evening the President and
Mrs Cleveland witnessed the grand
street parade of the Yelled Prophets,
illustrating by twenty two floats some
of the events of Biblical his forV, begin
ming with the dawn OF history, the ex-
pulsiou OF Luclfer, Egyp ian captivity,
scenes of the exodus, the Philistines,
the prophets, events of Daniels, Jonah's
and JOsiah's lives, war scenes. and end
ing with the famous Beishazzar's feast.
The procession was ABOUT an hour in
passing. Throughout It's length, it was
illuminated with colOred lights, besides
the glare from 8 hundred thousand gas
jets especially erected for the carnival.
From Fourth to Sixteenth Street along
Washington Avenue. was mass of
humanity. At 8 o'clock the last car
had passed by the Lindel Hotel
balcony.
The President and Mrs. Cleve-
land we're conveyed to the Mer-
chants Exchange Building, in the
great hall of which was to be held the
Yelled Prophets ball. They were re-
ceived in the library room, which had
been especially and elegantly furnished
for the occasion. After a short rest,
they we're escorted to the ballroom, Mr..
Frank Gainnie, president of the tx
change, and Mayor Francis leading,
President and Mrs. Cleveland i'm
medistely behind, followed by the
members of the reception com
mittee and their wives. A trumpet
call Signalled their approach ana they
marched around the hall to the music
of Hail To the Chief" At the centre
of the north end, upon a platform,
were seats for the President and wife,
Mayor Francis and wife and Mr.. Gain
ME and wife. The triumphant process
sion moved to these. and as the hon.
ored guests were seated the audience of
ladies and gentleman in full dress cos
tune roundIy applauded. AT 10 o'clock
the trampeters announced the coming
of the Yelled Prophets, and the pro-
menaders gave way to His Excellency
and the court followers. His Excel
lency led the procession, escorted by
train Of gaudily and richly dressed
men, bearing banners of strange de-
vices, and arms of feudal days. at II
O'Clock the Presidential party with
drew, and were escorted 10 the depot
and left for Chicago =